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February 14, 2024
William Upton
UK

Leftist Candidate Loses Party Backing for Claiming Israel Allowed Oct 7 Terror Attack.

The UK Labour Party is pulling support for their party’s candidate standing in the Rochdale by-election following revelations he believes Israel allowed the October 7th Hamas terrorist attacks to happen as a pretense to invade Gaza. Azhar Ali, a former government adviser, was named as the Labour candidate last month — contesting a seat left open by the death of Sir Tony Lloyd.

“The Egyptians are saying that they warned Israel ten days earlier… Americans warned them a day before [that] there’s something happening,” Mr. Ali told a meeting of the Lancashire Labour Party before continuing: “They deliberately took the security off, they allowed… that massacre that gives them the green light to do whatever they bloody want.” Mr. Ali went on to voice his displeasure with Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer: “A lot of the MPs I’ve spoken to, non-Muslim MPs, feel that on this issue, he’s lost the confidence of the parliamentary party.”

Following the revelation of Mr. Ali’s comments, groups like Labour Against Antisemitism (LAAS) pushed Labour Party leaders to suspend his candidacy and party membership. Mr. Ali tried to soften the criticism, calling his remarks “deeply offensive, ignorant and false” in a public apology.

Despite Mr. Ali’s attempts to retract his conspiracy theory, Labour‘s leader, Sir Keir Starmer, withdrew official party support for the candidate on Monday. In announcing the move, a Labour Party spokesperson alluded to additional controversial comments made by Mr. Ali, which had not yet been made public: “Following new information about further comments made by Azhar Ali coming to light today, the Labour Party has withdrawn its support for Azhar Ali as our candidate in the Rochdale by-election.”

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The UK Labour Party is pulling support for their party's candidate standing in the Rochdale by-election following revelations he believes Israel allowed the October 7th Hamas terrorist attacks to happen as a pretense to invade Gaza. Azhar Ali, a former government adviser, was named as the Labour candidate last month — contesting a seat left open by the death of Sir Tony Lloyd. show more
February 10, 2024
Ed Kozak
Culture
News

Bill Maher Won’t Air Kanye Interview For Fear of Spreading ‘Idea That Jews Are The Worst People in the World.’

Bill Maher conducted a two-hour interview with rapper Kanye West but will not air it as he is afraid it will spread the “idea that Israel and the Jews are like [sic] the worst people in the world.”

“I had Kanye right here at Club Random, we did an episode with him. I thought it was going to be a learning moment. I mean, we were here for two hours. By the way, we had an amazing, fun time. He’s a very charming anti-Semite,” Maher said in an interview with TMZ on Monday.

“The problem, I think, is that he appeals mostly — of course, he’s a rock star — to young people. They don’t know much and they surely don’t know much about the Middle East or Jews,” Maher said. “So the combination of, you know, Kanye out there — I feel like he sort of like was helpful for spreading the fertilizer, and I do mean fertilizer, for this idea that Israel and the Jews are like the worst people in the world,” he continued, adding: “And by the way, he’s not the only one in America who feels that way. It’s not like the Jews are universally loved except for Kanye West, okay?… That’s why I wouldn’t air that episode. Because I’m not going to contribute to this.”

West has faced continued accusations of anti-Semitism after a series of controversial remarks about Jews in 2022 and 2023 and a 2023 interview with Alex Jones in which the rapper praised Adolf Hitler.

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Bill Maher conducted a two-hour interview with rapper Kanye West but will not air it as he is afraid it will spread the “idea that Israel and the Jews are like [sic] the worst people in the world.” show more
December 27, 2023
War
World

Fetterman Says He’ll Support Israel Even If He’s ‘The Last Man Standing’.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) continues to affirm his support for Israel in spite of divisions within his party regarding the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. As reported in a POLITICO interview, Fetterman committed himself further to backing Israel’s objective to eradicate Hamas, a retaliatory response to the October 7 terrorist attack that allegedly killed more than 1,200 people. Fetterman’s stance wildly contrasts with the views of many Democratic lawmakers who have advocated for a ceasefire.

“I would be the last man standing to be absolutely there on the Israeli side on this with no conditions.”

– Sen. John Fetterman, December 2023.

Sen. Fetterman – an outspoken opponent of fellow Senate Democrat Bob Menendez (D-NJ) who faces federal prosecution for acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Egypt – drew the media spotlight last month when he publicly demonstrated his support for Israel by draping himself in an Israeli flag and walking past pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the Capitol. While Fetterman expressed distress about Palestinian civilian deaths, he emphasized Hamas’ tactic of using human shields in battle. “Only one side has broken the cease-fires. Only one side will systematically rape, torture and mutilate Israeli women and girls… Without destroying Hamas, there will be no enduring peace and a stable, two-state solution,” said Fetterman.

The Senator refrained from criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stating that the leader’s political future should be determined by Israel’s citizens. Fetterman also acknowledged receiving unexpected praises from conservatives for his consistent backing of Israel’s mission. However, he dismissed focus on his social media activity, asserting, “I don’t spend any time on Twitter and that’s the truth. I encourage you – you can check my personal phone, I couldn’t even get on Twitter if I had to.”

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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) continues to affirm his support for Israel in spite of divisions within his party regarding the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. As reported in a POLITICO interview, Fetterman committed himself further to backing Israel's objective to eradicate Hamas, a retaliatory response to the October 7 terrorist attack that allegedly killed more than 1,200 people. Fetterman's stance wildly contrasts with the views of many Democratic lawmakers who have advocated for a ceasefire. show more
December 12, 2023
William Upton
War

Legendary Senator’s Daughter Says College Should Remove His Name If They Refuse to Curtail Hamas Sympathizers.

The daughter of the New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan – a Democrat titan in American politics – says if City College of New York (CCNY) won’t work to curb pro-Hamas and anti-Semitic demonstrations, they should remove her father’s name from the school’s Moynihan Center.

Maura Moynihan, writing in the NY Post, argues the CCNY administration’s toleration of “…dangerous anti-American and antisemitic ideologies is capitulation to and collusion with those ideologies, which Amb. Moynihan and his wife Liz would find abhorrent and shameful.”

“I sent several emails to the directors of CCNY’s new Moynihan Center at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership requesting a public statement condemning this dangerous hate speech,” Moynihan wrote regarding the pro-Hamas and anti-semitic demonstrations on campus, adding: “Not a single CCNY official replied.”

During his time, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan was an outspoken opponent of anti-Semitism. In 1975, while serving as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Moynihan vociferously opposed the organization’s adoption of the Resolution 3379 which declared Zionism a form of racism. “[The United States] does not acknowledge, it will not abide by, it will never acquiesce in this infamous act,” Moynihan said at the U.N. General Assembly.

Prior to his election to the United States Senate, Moynihan served in the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations – early on demonstrating his cross-partisan appeal. In the Senate, Daniel Patrick Moynihan was a fierce advocate for New Yorkers – often using earmarks to ensure federal dollars flowed back to the state. When Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO) took exception with an earmark Moynihan had inserted in the Federal Highway Bill, it was reported Moynihan slugged Bond on the Senate floor.

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The daughter of the New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan – a Democrat titan in American politics – says if City College of New York (CCNY) won't work to curb pro-Hamas and anti-Semitic demonstrations, they should remove her father's name from the school's Moynihan Center. show more
December 11, 2023
William Upton
Education

From Which River to Which Sea? Less Than Half Can Name ‘Palestine’ Chant Boundary Lines.

Almost fifty percent 0f college protestors chanting the pro-Hamas slogan “Palestine will be free, from the river to the sea” don’t even know to which ‘river’ or ‘sea’ they are referring. Polling by University of California, Berkeley professor Ron Hassner found only 47 percent of students were able to correctly identify the Jordan River as the geographic feature being referenced. When asked if they supported the slogan, 32.8-percent said they supported it enthusiastically while 53.2-percent viewed it some-what approvingly.

College campuses across the United States have seen large demonstrations against the Israeli military response to Hamas’s barbaric terrorist attack against the Jewish state on October 7th. The domestic increase in socio-political tensions over the conflict have resulted in several violent attacks has resulted in several violent attacks against Jewish students on campuses. In late October, aggressive pro-Hamas protestors on the Cooper Union campus by-passed security at the school’s library, approaching a group of Jewish students  and forcing them to barricade themselves in part of the building for their own safety.

The increasingly anti-semitic protests are likely bolstered, in part, by unprecedented dissent against support for Israel within President Joe Biden’s own government and within the Democrat Party. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) led a protest at the U.S. Capitol which saw demonstrators storm the Cannon House Office Building. Several were arrested after assaulting U.S Capitol Police.

Several university presidents whose campuses have witnessed recent incidents of anti-semitism were called to testify on Capitol Hill  last week. Members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce pressed the university leaders on how their institutions were responding to increasingly violent rhetoric – including the “Palestine will be free, from the river to the sea” chant which some argue is a call for genocide. Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard University, said while the slogan “…is at odds with the value of Harvard, but … we embrace a commitment to free expression even of views that are objectionable, offensive, hateful.”

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Almost fifty percent 0f college protestors chanting the pro-Hamas slogan "Palestine will be free, from the river to the sea" don't even know to which 'river' or 'sea' they are referring. Polling by University of California, Berkeley professor Ron Hassner found only 47 percent of students were able to correctly identify the Jordan River as the geographic feature being referenced. When asked if they supported the slogan, 32.8-percent said they supported it enthusiastically while 53.2-percent viewed it some-what approvingly. show more
December 3, 2023
William Upton
Politics
Religion
War

Michigan Muslim Mayor Says He’s ‘Not in the Mood’ for Christmas if Bombs Are Falling in Gaza.

Dearborn mayor Abdullah Hammoud said residents – including himself – were “not in the mood” at this year’s city Christmas tree lighting, adding “Not when bombs are dropping in Gaza.” The Muslim mayor claimed growing concerns about Islamophobia were also to blame for the unusually somber event.

“In this community, right now there is a lot of grief, anger and fear,” Mayor Hammoud said in an interview with the New York Times. “You can’t help but be anxious when the whole city tells you that they stay up every night following the news, trying to understand how much more death and destruction is happening.”

He added, “This is personal for me. And it is personal for a great majority of my city.”

While Hammoud has tried to cast himself and city residents in a more sympathetic light following Hamas’s barbaric October 7th terrorist attack against Israel, he and some Dearborn residents have a long track record of promoting antisemitism and violence against Jews.

Hammoud, known for his staunch anti-Israel positions, excused the Hamas terror attack on the Jewish state “inevitable.” In a 2021 social media post, the Dearborn mayor used – in a positive manner – the phrase “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” which many interpret as a call for the Palestinian conquest and eradication of Israel.

The National Pulse previously reported Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), whose district includes Dearborn, was a member of a secret Facebook group in which members praised Hamas and acts of terrorism against Jews – some embers also engaged in conspiracies denying the Holocaust.

While Hammoud laments a perceived rise in Islamophobia, in reality it is anti-Semitism that is on the steep rise – especially among Michigan’s Muslim community. According to government data, nearly half of the religion-oriented hate crimes in 2022 were directed at Jews in America.

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Dearborn mayor Abdullah Hammoud said residents – including himself – were "not in the mood" at this year's city Christmas tree lighting, adding "Not when bombs are dropping in Gaza." The Muslim mayor claimed growing concerns about Islamophobia were also to blame for the unusually somber event. show more
December 1, 2023
Jack Montgomery
UK

London Council Cancels Hanukkah Menorah Lighting In Case It ‘Inflames Tensions’.

Havering Borough Council, a municipal government within Sadiq Khan’s London, has capitulated to Islamists and anti-Israel activists by canceling a menorah-lighting ceremony scheduled to mark the beginning of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

“We appreciate this is a hugely sensitive issue but in light of escalating tensions from the conflict in the Middle East, installing the candelabra now will not be without risk to the Council, our partners, staff and local residents,” said a spokesman for the municipality.

“We would also be concerned with any possible vandalism or other action against the installation,” they continued.

“[D]ue to an increase in the number of hate crimes in Havering, both towards the Jewish and Muslim community, and after consulting with the Leader of the Council, we believe it would be unwise to move forward with the installation which could risk further inflaming tensions within our communities.”

Some have questioned the wisdom of attempting to prevent anti-Semitic vandalism and hate crimes by erasing Jewish symbols from public life. Rabbi Aryeah Sufrin, who had been due to lead the lighting ceremony, said that “by drawing the Jewish community out this equation, what does that really say? How is that really interpreted?”

Havering local mayor, Trevor McKeever, hails from the Labour Party, like city mayor Sadiq Khan.

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Havering Borough Council, a municipal government within Sadiq Khan's London, has capitulated to Islamists and anti-Israel activists by canceling a menorah-lighting ceremony scheduled to mark the beginning of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. show more
November 27, 2023
Jack Montgomery
UK
War

BREAKING: Tommy Robinson BANNED FROM LONDON By Cops Who Let Muslim Migrants Call for Jewish Genocide.

Anti-grooming activist turned citizen journalist Tommy Robinson has reportedly been banned from entering his nation’s capital city — London — following his bizarre arrest while attempting to report, sympathetically, from the city’s March Against Anti-Semitism.

Robinson was detained by a huge team of Metropolitan Police officers on Sunday, who were filmed dragging him from the protest while simultaneously pepper-spraying him. They claimed that march organizers had expressed “concerns” Robinson’s presence would “cause fear” and said “he was spoken to and warned on more than one occasion that his continued presence in the area was likely to cause harassment, alarm and distress to others.” He was then arrested for refusing to leave.

Robinson was released from custody on Monday, and confirmed to The National Pulse that he has been charged with refusing to comply with a dispersal order. He says the Metropolitan Police’s leadership initially wanted to remand him in custody until his court appearance in January. His bail conditions include a requirement to stay away from London, effectively banning him from travelling anywhere inside the M25 motorway which surrounds the capital. He denounced the move as a “blatant abuse of my human rights.”

During his arrest, Robinson said he was covering the march in his capacity as a journalist, and asked the crowds nearby if he was causing any alarm, prompting cries of “No!” and “Leave him alone!”

Robinson’s treatment has intensified accusations of two-tier policing in the British capital. The police have backed anti-Israel protestor’s right to chant “from the river to the sea” – a call to destroy Israel – and rally openly for jihad.

They have also refused to arrest anti-Israel activists desecrating national war memorials, claiming trampling monuments to fallen soldiers is not against the law. Observers have pointed out such behavior actually violates several common law and statutory offenses, suggesting police did not act because they did not want to.

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Anti-grooming activist turned citizen journalist Tommy Robinson has reportedly been banned from entering his nation’s capital city — London — following his bizarre arrest while attempting to report, sympathetically, from the city’s March Against Anti-Semitism. show more

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November 18, 2023
Culture

Kanye West’s New ‘Vultures’ Track Features Lyric: ‘How I’m Anti-Semitic? I Just Fucked a Jewish B*tch.’

Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West‘s newest song appears to show him poking fun at his long-standing flirtation with anti-Semitism, with lyrics that state: “How I’m Anti-Semitic? I Just Fucked a Jewish B*tch.”

West – or ‘Ye’ – caused intense controversy last year after appearing to praise Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, subsequently appearing in Paris alongside commentator Candace Owens. At the time, he was receiving political advice from disgraced gay activist Milo Yiannopoulos, as well as ‘groyper’ Nick Fuentes.

Since then, West parted ways with the latter two, suspending his campaign for President of the United States in the meantime.

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Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West's newest song appears to show him poking fun at his long-standing flirtation with anti-Semitism, with lyrics that state: "How I’m Anti-Semitic? I Just Fucked a Jewish B*tch." show more
November 16, 2023
William Upton
NatSec
War

Senators Warn Biden Against Gaza Refugee Intake.

A group of Senators has sent a letter to President Joe Biden warning him against authorizing Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) for Palestinian refugees currently in the United States and designating the Palestinian territories for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In the latter, Sens. Vance, Lee, Rubio, and Rick Scott contend given the “…ongoing armed conflict in the Gaza Strip, and  related domestic protests by foreign nationals from the region, Palestinian aliens should not be incentivized to travel to, or remain in, the United States.”

“We ask that you remember your oath to protect the lives of American citizens and not import a population of potentially radicalized individuals into the United States,” the senators cautioned President Biden, before adding “In our humble opinion we should be finding ways to reduce the number of terrorist sympathizers in America, not increase them.”

Pro-Hamas protests have broke out across the United States over the past several weeks, the demonstrators demanding the U.S. government intervene and prevent Israel’s ongoing military operation to destroy the Hamas terrorist organization in control of Gaza. In Minneapolis, Minnesota an elderly driver was attacked by an angry, pro-Hamas mob and was forced to flee.

Late last month, a pro-Hamas protest lead by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) turned into an insurrection as protestors stormed the Cannon House Office Building next ot the U..S. Capitol and briefly took over the buildings rotunda. At least one Capitol Police officer was injured by protestors.

A massive protest on the evening of Wednesday, November 15th saw pro-Hamas demonstrators attempt to storm the DNC headquarters in Washington, D.C. Demonstration organizers claim over 90 protestors were injured in the ensuing battle with the police. The U.S. Capitol police say six of their officers were injured in what can only be described as a siege of the DNC offices.

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A group of Senators has sent a letter to President Joe Biden warning him against authorizing Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) for Palestinian refugees currently in the United States and designating the Palestinian territories for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In the latter, Sens. Vance, Lee, Rubio, and Rick Scott contend given the "...ongoing armed conflict in the Gaza Strip, and  related domestic protests by foreign nationals from the region, Palestinian aliens should not be incentivized to travel to, or remain in, the United States." show more